Board members
The activities of Tasplan are managed by our Trustee Board. Information on our Board members is set out below.
Naomi Edwards, Chair
BSc(Hons), FIA, FIAA, FNZSA, FAICD
Start date: 14 October 2011
Committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee, Investment committee
Naomi Edwards is currently a lecturer in commercial actuarial practice at the Actuaries Institute.
Naomi is a Director of the Tasmanian Development Board, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Nikko AML Ltd, Nikko Asset Manager Australia Ltd and Propel Funeral Partners. She was formerly Independent Chair of Australian Ethical Investments, and Director at Trowbridge Consulting. She was previously an actuarial consultant and Partner at Deloitte.
Roslyn (Roz) Madsen
MBA, Master Industrial Relations, Adv Dip Business Management, BA, GAICD
Start date: 4 March 2011
Committee membership: Investment committee, Audit, risk and compliance committee
Nominating body: Unions Tasmania
Roz Madsen is the Tasmanian State Manager of the Australian Education Union. She is the President of Unions Tasmania and a Director of Worker Assist. Roz also holds membership with the Australian Industrial Relations Society and Women in Super. In 2015, Roz was inducted into the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women for her contribution to advocating for working women's rights.
Steve Walsh
Start date: 10 October 2014
Committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee
Nominating body: Unions Tasmania
Steve Walsh was formally the Secretary of Unions Tasmania. He was previously a State Organiser for the AMWU and has been involved with unions for over 30 years at state, national and international levels. He was previously a Director of Media Super, Skills Council and WorkCover Board.
Paul Arnold
BEc, FCPA, FLGMA
Start date: 24 March 2015
Committee membership: Investment committee
Nominating body: Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Principal of Paul Arnold Consulting, Paul has extensive experience in management, including over a decade as General Manager of Burnie City Council. He is Deputy Chair of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Director of Agritas Trade College, Director of Launceston City Mission, Director of Dutch Mill Tasmanian Dairy Pty Ltd and Chairman of Circular Head Christian School. He was formally a Director of WorkCover Board. He is also Chair of the audit committees for three North West Tasmanian councils. Paul is heavily involved in dairying and leases eight farms, mainly from Asian investors, which produce over 20 million litres of milk each year.
Susan Parr
BA, GradDipEd(EC), MAICD
Start date: 24 March 2015
Committee membership: Remuneration and nominations committee
Nominating body: Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Susan Parr was the CEO of St Ann’s Homes from 1997 to 2016. She is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Program on Negotiation. Susan has over thirty years’ experience in leadership positions on a range of boards including Aged and Community Services Tasmania and is currently Chair of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Frank Barta
BCom, FCPA, FAICD
Start date: 1 December 2015
Committee membership: Audit, risk and compliance committee
Nominating body: Local Government Association of Tasmania
Frank Barta is currently Director of Tasmanian Community Fund. He was a director of Quadrant Super for over 12 years, and was the Corporate Treasurer of Clarence City Council and the Chief Financial Officer of that organisation for 20 years. Frank has worked on various professional committees and voluntary boards over the years, most recently as Treasurer of Guilford Young College in Hobart.
John Mazengarb
BCom, FCA, FGIA, FCIS, MAICD
Start date: 18 July 2016
Committee membership: Audit, risk and compliance committee (Chair)
John was a Director of RBF from September 2013 to July 2016. He is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years consulting experience with PwC, IBM and Litmus Group. In recent years he has also held several contract senior executive roles in Tasmanian Government businesses overseeing planning and delivery of major business transformation projects.
John is a Non-Executive Director, National Councillor and member of the Tasmanian State Council of the Governance Institute of Australia. He is Chair of the Clarence City Council Audit Committee and Independent Member of the TasBuild Limited Investment Committee. He is Chair of the Tasmanian Catholic Education Commission Centralised Long Service Leave Fund Investment Committee, Non-Executive Director of Mafematica Pty Ltd and Executive Director of GSD Advisors Pty Limited.
Jessica Munday
BA (Political Science/Public Policy)
Start date: 23 March 2018
Nominating body: Unions Tasmania
Jessica Munday is the current Secretary of Unions Tasmania, the peak body for trade unions in Tasmania. Prior to leading Unions Tasmania, Jessica worked with the Community and Public Sector Union (PSU Group), leading the Tasmanian Branch for over three years.
Jessica is also involved in workplace health and safety as the President and Treasurer of Worker Assist and a Board Member of WorkCover Tasmania.
